When to Plant Hypericum in Purcellville, VA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when you can plant hypericum is to refer to the USDA zone info for Purcellville.


Planting Calendar for Hypericum

Frost tolerance for hypericum: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Hypericum tend to make it in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant hypericum
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant hypericum
Probably not a good time to plant hypericum

The earliest that you can plant hypericum in Purcellville is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant hypericum and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your hypericum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hypericum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Purcellville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Purcellville is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Purcellville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your hypericum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Purcellville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Purcellville

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